diff --git a/Source/towners.cpp b/Source/towners.cpp
index c4081895f..2a8a52352 100644
--- a/Source/towners.cpp
+++ b/Source/towners.cpp
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ int numtowners; // idb
 DWORD sgdwCowClicks;
 int bannerflag;  // weak // unused 0x6AAC28
 int boyloadflag; // weak
-void *pCowCels;  // idb
+BYTE *pCowCels;
 TownerStruct towner[16];
 
 const int snSFX[3][3] = {
@@ -347,60 +347,36 @@ void __cdecl InitDrunk()
 
 void __cdecl InitCows()
 {
-	unsigned char *v0; // eax
-	int v1;            // ecx
-	signed int v2;     // ebx
-	int v3;            // esi
-	int v4;            // ebp
-	int v5;            // eax
-	void **v6;         // ecx
-	int v7;            // edi
-	int v9;            // edx
-	int v10;           // eax
-	int v11;           // ecx
-	_DWORD *v12;       // esi
-	int v13;           // edx
-	_DWORD *v14;       // esi
-	_DWORD *v15;       // eax
-	int v16;           // [esp+10h] [ebp-4h]
-
-	v0 = LoadFileInMem("Towners\\Animals\\Cow.CEL", 0);
-	v1 = numtowners;
-	pCowCels = v0;
-	v2 = 0;
-	do {
-		v3 = TownCowX[v2];
-		v4 = TownCowDir[v2];
-		v16 = TownCowY[v2];
-		InitTownerInfo(v1, 128, 0, TOWN_COW, TownCowX[v2], v16, -1, 10);
-		v5 = numtowners;
-		v6 = (void **)&towner[numtowners]._tNData;
-		*v6 = pCowCels;
-		SetTownerGPtrs(*v6, (void **)towner[v5]._tNAnim);
-		v7 = numtowners;
-		towner[numtowners]._tNFrames = 12;
-		NewTownerAnim(v7, towner[0]._tNAnim[v4 + 58 * v7], 12, 3);
-		v7 *= 232;
-		*(int *)((char *)&towner[0]._tAnimFrame + v7) = random(0, 11) + 1;
-		*(int *)((char *)&towner[0]._tSelFlag + v7) = 1;
-		strcpy(&towner[0]._tName[v7], "Cow");
-		v9 = v3 + cowoffx[v4];
-		v10 = v16 + cowoffy[v4];
-		v11 = numtowners;
-		v12 = (_DWORD *)((char *)dMonster + 4 * (v10 + 112 * v3));
-		if (!*v12)
-			*v12 = -1 - numtowners;
-		v13 = 112 * v9;
-		v14 = (_DWORD *)((char *)dMonster + 4 * (v13 + v16));
-		if (!*v14)
-			*v14 = -1 - v11;
-		v15 = (_DWORD *)((char *)dMonster + 4 * (v10 + v13));
-		if (!*v15)
-			*v15 = -1 - v11;
-		++v2;
-		v1 = v11 + 1;
-		numtowners = v1;
-	} while (v2 < 3);
+	int i, dir, tnum;
+	int x, y, xo, yo;
+
+	pCowCels = LoadFileInMem("Towners\\Animals\\Cow.CEL", 0);
+	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+		dir = TownCowDir[i];
+		InitTownerInfo(numtowners, 128, 0, TOWN_COW, TownCowX[i], TownCowY[i], -1, 10);
+		tnum = numtowners;
+		towner[tnum]._tNData = pCowCels;
+		SetTownerGPtrs(towner[tnum]._tNData, (void **)towner[tnum]._tNAnim);
+		towner[tnum]._tNFrames = 12;
+		NewTownerAnim(numtowners, towner[tnum]._tNAnim[dir], towner[tnum]._tNFrames, 3);
+		towner[tnum]._tAnimFrame = random(0, 11) + 1;
+		towner[tnum]._tSelFlag = 1;
+		strcpy(towner[tnum]._tName, "Cow");
+
+		x = TownCowX[i];
+		y = TownCowY[i];
+		xo = x + cowoffx[dir];
+		yo = y + cowoffy[dir];
+		if (!dMonster[x][yo])
+			dMonster[x][yo] = -(tnum + 1);
+		if (!dMonster[xo][y])
+			dMonster[xo][y] = -(tnum + 1);
+		if (!dMonster[xo][yo])
+			dMonster[xo][yo] = -(tnum + 1);
+
+		tnum++;
+		numtowners = tnum;
+	}
 }
 // 6AAC2C: using guessed type int boyloadflag;
 
diff --git a/Source/towners.h b/Source/towners.h
index 7d502b0fa..abd103ba1 100644
--- a/Source/towners.h
+++ b/Source/towners.h
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ extern int storeflag;   // weak
 extern int numtowners;  // idb
 extern int bannerflag;  // weak // unused 0x6AAC28
 extern int boyloadflag; // weak
-extern void *pCowCels;  // idb
+extern BYTE *pCowCels;  // idb
 extern TownerStruct towner[16];
 
 int __fastcall GetActiveTowner(int t);